← Fraction word problems lesson New set →

Fraction Word Problems Worksheet

Fractions lesson 23: Fraction word problems · Set 356 · 40 questions
TalentJR

The method (Find the fraction sum): Underline the whole and the fraction in the story. “Of” means multiply; “left” means subtract from the whole; “each gets” means multiply or divide. An over has 6 balls: 1/2 over = 3 balls, 1/3 over = 2 balls.

NameDateTime takenScore ___ / 40
  1. 1.A team scores 72 runs. 5/6 of the runs come from fours. How many runs come from fours?
  2. 2.Mother makes 8 rotis. The family eats 1/4 of them at lunch. How many rotis are left?
  3. 3.An over has 6 balls. A bowler bowls 5 1/3 overs. How many balls is that?
  4. 4.Mother makes 10 rotis. The family eats 4/5 of them at lunch. How many rotis are left?
  5. 5.Aarav has ₹200, spends 1/5 of it on books and 3/4 of it on a cricket ball. How many rupees are left?
  6. 6.An over has 6 balls. A bowler bowls 6 2/3 overs. How many balls is that?
  7. 7.In 2 overs (12 balls), 2 balls are sixes. What fraction of the balls are sixes? =
  8. 8.Each child at a party eats 1/2 of a pizza. How many pizzas are needed for 6 children?
  9. 9.Mother makes 20 rotis. The family eats 1/5 of them at lunch. How many rotis are left?
  10. 10.Each child at a party eats 1/6 of a pizza. How many pizzas are needed for 6 children?
  11. 11.Each child at a party eats 1/6 of a pizza. How many pizzas are needed for 12 children?
  12. 12.Each child at a party eats 3/8 of a pizza. How many pizzas are needed for 16 children?
  13. 13.Each child at a party eats 1/6 of a pizza. How many pizzas are needed for 24 children?
  14. 14.An over has 6 balls. A bowler bowls 2 1/2 overs. How many balls is that?
  15. 15.Mother makes 6 rotis. The family eats 1/2 of them at lunch. How many rotis are left?
  16. 16.Each child at a party eats 1/2 of a pizza. How many pizzas are needed for 4 children?
  17. 17.Each child at a party eats 2/3 of a pizza. How many pizzas are needed for 3 children?
  18. 18.Mother makes 20 rotis. The family eats 3/5 of them at lunch. How many rotis are left?
  19. 19.A team scores 40 runs. 1/2 of the runs come from fours. How many runs come from fours?
  20. 20.Diya has ₹30, spends 1/3 of it on books and 1/6 of it on a cricket ball. How many rupees are left?
  21. 21.An over has 6 balls. A bowler bowls 7 1/2 overs. How many balls is that?
  22. 22.An over has 6 balls. A bowler bowls 7 1/3 overs. How many balls is that?
  23. 23.Mother makes 4 rotis. The family eats 1/2 of them at lunch. How many rotis are left?
  24. 24.In 2 overs (12 balls), 2 balls are singles. What fraction of the balls are singles? =
  25. 25.A team scores 21 runs. 1/3 of the runs come from fours. How many runs do not come from fours?
  26. 26.Kabir has ₹135, spends 1/3 of it on books and 3/5 of it on a cricket ball. How many rupees are left?
  27. 27.A team scores 18 runs. 1/3 of the runs come from fours. How many runs do not come from fours?
  28. 28.Tara has ₹80, spends 1/4 of it on books and 3/5 of it on a cricket ball. How many rupees are left?
  29. 29.Mother makes 12 rotis. The family eats 5/6 of them at lunch. How many rotis are left?
  30. 30.Tara has ₹72, spends 1/4 of it on books and 1/3 of it on a cricket ball. How many rupees are left?
  31. 31.Rohan has ₹36, spends 3/4 of it on books and 1/6 of it on a cricket ball. How many rupees are left?
  32. 32.In 1 over (6 balls), 1 ball is a six. What fraction of the balls is a six? =
  33. 33.In 2 overs (12 balls), 2 balls are fours. What fraction of the balls are fours? =
  34. 34.Each child at a party eats 1/8 of a pizza. How many pizzas are needed for 32 children?
  35. 35.Each child at a party eats 2/3 of a pizza. How many pizzas are needed for 12 children?
  36. 36.Mother makes 6 rotis. The family eats 1/3 of them at lunch. How many rotis are left?
  37. 37.Each child at a party eats 1/2 of a pizza. How many pizzas are needed for 2 children?
  38. 38.In 1 over (6 balls), 4 balls are dot balls. What fraction of the balls are dot balls? =
  39. 39.Anaya has ₹24, spends 3/4 of it on books and 1/6 of it on a cricket ball. How many rupees are left?
  40. 40.Anaya has ₹120, spends 1/6 of it on books and 1/5 of it on a cricket ball. How many rupees are left?

Answer key

  1. 60
  2. 6
  3. 32
  4. 2
  5. 10
  6. 40
  7. 1/6
  8. 3
  9. 16
  10. 1
  11. 2
  12. 6
  13. 4
  14. 15
  15. 3
  16. 2
  17. 2
  18. 8
  19. 20
  20. 15
  21. 45
  22. 44
  23. 2
  24. 1/6
  25. 14
  26. 9
  27. 12
  28. 12
  29. 2
  30. 30
  31. 3
  32. 1/6
  33. 1/6
  34. 4
  35. 8
  36. 4
  37. 1
  38. 2/3
  39. 2
  40. 76

Free fractions lessons, practice and worksheets at talentjr.in/fractions-for-kids